Association of serum α-tocopherol, retinol and ascorbic acid with the risk of cataract development

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-298

  Nourmohammadi, I ^a   Modarress, M ^b   Khanaki, K ^a   Shaabani, M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Ascorbic acid; Cataract; Retinol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; PROTECTIVE AGENT; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 47949101672     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000148189     Document Type: Article

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